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Meuse

SELF DRIVE RIVER BOAT RENTALS FROM Pont à Bar

The locks are manned by lock keepers. They are closed on some bank holidays.

Navigation on waterways in the Ardennes is quite easy and perfect for your first experience of boating.

You can moor anywhere along the banks in the heart of the countryside, except on the River Meuse where you have to use the designated moorings.

    Supermarkets
  • SUPERMARCHE: Donchery (3 km) Carrefour Contact - Sedan (8 km) Center Leclerc
    • Navigation
  • In the low season: before the 15th of April and after the 30th of September, the ports and the nests are closed. As a result, the supply of water and electricity is difficult. However, the team is at the disposal of customers to find them supply solutions (some river stops open early April and close until October 31).
  • Lock schedules: from 9am to 6pm, every day Sundays and public holidays, except May 1st and November 11th.
    • Access
  • Car: Motorway: A203 - E44 - E36 exit 4 Sedan-Frenois (7 km - D764) at Pont à Bar on the left
  • Train: Sedan (10 km) or Charleville-Mézières (15 km)
  • Possible cruises

    Pont à Bar
    round trip


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